News

See 200 Years Of Twists And Turns Of Census Citizenship Questions

5:20pm April 23, 2019

A citizenship question has not been included among the census questions for every household in almost 70 years. The Trump administration wants to change that with the upcoming 2020 census.

Music & Culture

Bob Mould Reflects On Albums He Loved As A Youth With 'Sunshine Rock'

5:10pm April 23, 2019

The influential musician to the punk and hardcore scene returns with new latest album, Sunshine Rock.

Democrats running to succeed President Trump are split over whether Congress should impeach him.

Politics & Government

More Democrats Call For Impeachment Proceedings Against President Trump

5:02pm April 23, 2019

Following the Mueller report's release, a number of the 2020 Democratic candidates, like their colleagues in Congress, are debating how aggressively to respond to the special counsel's findings.

The Supreme Court justices are hearing oral arguments Tuesday over the citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to forms for the 2020 census.

Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Allowing Census Citizenship Question

4:52pm April 23, 2019

The justices are weighing whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. A decision is expected this summer, when printing of the census forms is set to begin.

How do you tell the good parenting advice from the bad? When producer Selena Simmons-Duffin's daughter was ready to start solid food, her parents encountered wildly conflicting advice about what to feed her.

Drowning In Parenting Advice? Here's Some Advice For That

4:43pm April 23, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

In her new book, Cribsheet, economist Emily Oster offers a lifeline to parents overwhelmed by contradictory parenting guidance. She offers a data-driven, and common-sense, approach to raising a baby.

Mourners gather during a mass funeral at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on Tuesday, following a series of coordinated bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

Mass Funerals Begin In A Grieving Sri Lanka

4:24pm April 23, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Mourners and religious leaders gathered to say goodbye to more than 300 people who died in a string of bombings on Sunday at churches and hotels. Among the dead are 45 children.

A resident looks at the rubble of St. Catherine church on Tuesday, including the toppled head of a statue, following a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Pampanga province northwest of Manila the previous day.

World News

2 Earthquakes Shake The Philippines; At Least 16 Dead

3:22pm April 23, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Rescuers continue to search for survivors of Monday's quake, which trapped people in a collapsed supermarket in Pampanga province and caused panicked office workers to flee buildings in Manila.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Supreme Court Tuesday to protest the Trump administration's proposal to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

Timeline: The Census Citizenship Question's Unusual Journey To The Supreme Court

3:03pm April 23, 2019

A trail of internal emails, memos and other court filings show how the Trump administration pushed to get a citizenship question on the 2020 census despite warnings of how it may undermine the count.

Relatives place flowers after the burial of three family members who died in an Easter Sunday bomb blast at St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday.

ISIS Claims Responsibility For Easter Sunday Bombings In Sri Lanka

2:37pm April 23, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The group's news agency posted video Tuesday that purports to show the attackers. Sri Lanka's government is being criticized for not preventing the bombings, despite getting prior intelligence.

Melinda Gates speaks during Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations at PlayStation Theater on Feb. 5 in New York City.

Books
Arts

'The Moment Of Lift' Is More Of A Whisper Than A Call To Action

1:52pm April 23, 2019

by Lily Meyer

If Melinda Gates had fully owned her goal — writing a book that would strengthen some readers' abortion-rights convictions and open others' minds — she would have called for greater advocacy.